Moral and Ecological Function of Students' Upbringing

The paper considers some social problems and consequences of the consumer attitude of man and modern society to nature. The necessity of changing the stereotypes of man and nature interaction and forming man's reasonable needs is stressed. It is argued that human mentality and value reference points need changing by means of upbringing. The authors develop questions related to the upgrade of higher school in Russia and to the use of functionalist ideas in the upbringing process of higher education institutions. The pedagogical model of implementing the moral and ecological function of students' upbringing at a higher education institution is developed and represented. It includes interrelated structural components: motivational and goal-related, axiological, content-related, technological and final one. The paper reveals the essence of such notions as "new social and ecological ideal", "moral and ecological function of upbringing", "ecological and humanist values". An analysis of upbringing process at a higher education institution is presented from the standpoint of competency-based approach. The researchers underline the significance of art in forming the personality's ecological and humanist values. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd

СIRCULATING SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULINA IN SEPTIC DISORDERS

Insufficiency of local immunity can play an important role in pathogenesis of sepsis, including septic (acute) infectious endocarditis (IE). The paper presents data on secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) contents in blood serum of patients with sepsis (26 women and 32 men), acute (11 women and 23 men) and subacute (7 women and 13 men) IE, depending on localization of the infection site (angiogenic or non-angiogenic), outcome of the disease and carriage of glutathione-S-transferase P1 gene variants (GSTP1Ile105Val). A control group consisted of 25 women and 24 men without hypertension and ischemic heart disease and lacking evidence of focal and systemic infection, was examined. Laboratory studies were performed with еnzyme immunoassay and allele-specific polymerase chain reaction. We have found that, despite large individual variability of serum sIgA concentration in sepsis and infectious endocarditis, the majority of patients had a significant (on average, 4-fold) IgA increase against controls, in both men and women, especially in acute IE (a mean of 5-fold over control values). Subacute infectious endocarditis is associated with lesser sIgA in circulation than acute IE and sepsis, which may be used for early differential diagnosis of these conditions. There were no gender differences in sIgA contents. In sepsis with non-angiogenic source of infection, the sIgA levels were higher than in angiogenic infection. There was no association of sIgA level with survival (mortality), which excludes this index from predictive markers in sepsis and IE. Carriage of heterozygous GSTP1Ile105Val genotype increases the risk of sepsis and IE development, regardless of clinical course, and homozygous genotype GSTP1Ile105Ile is associated with higher contents of circulating immunoglobulin than in carriers of GSTP1Val105Val genotype. Thus, a wide range of individual variability in of circulating sIgA levels in patients with sepsis and infective endocarditis may be connected with location of infection source and genetic factors

FEATURES OF SYSTEMIC IMMUNITY IN PATIENTS WITH A PRIMARY “DRY EYE” SYNDROME

Fifty patients with primary "dry eye" syndrome underwent examination of systemic immunity including the determination of cell populations and subsets of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD16+, CD20+ lymphocytes; measurements of major immunoglobulins: IgA, IgM, IgG; circulatory immune complexes (CIC); rheumatoid factor, antibodies to denatured and nondenatured DNA, and phagocytic index. When compared to relatively healthy subjects (n = 30), the patients, showed decreased contents of CD3+ and CD4+T-lymphocytes, increased IgM and CIC concentrations, along with presence of autoantibodies in blood. Moreover, some variable changes were revealed in the quantities of CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, and the values of immunoregulatory index (IRI). As based on immunologic findings, with regard of CIC contents, autoantibody titers and IRI values, we have discerned four types of primary "dry eye" syndrome, i.e., simple, cytotoxic, CIC-positive, and Sjogren's syndrome. The changes of systemic immunity in the patients with different etiology of primary "dry eye" syndrome should be considered when elaborating therapeutic strategies and aiming for prophylaxis of immunologic disorders in such a cohort of patients

Plasticity of Digestive System of Waders (Charadrii) as Migrants (Peculiarities of Fat Accumulation and the Source of Essential Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids During Migratory Stops in the Azov-Black Sea Region)

The plasticity of the digestive system (DS) of birds allows them to use a wide range of feeds, which is especially important for migratory birds. Some fatty acids (FAs) included in the spectrum of polyunsaturated FAs (PUFAs) are not synthesized in the bird organism, and are supplied only with food. They determine the level of unsaturation of lipids, and are essential for the organism. Among other important functions of these FAs are energy: they affect the energy metabolism of muscle cells. This is what determines the demands of migratory birds to the fodder base of migration stops. The largest number of general lipids among investigated species of invertebrates living in the Azov-Black Sea region ponds is found in the organisms N. zonata, A. salina, H. diversicolor, I. baltica (4.6–4.0%). The highest content of PUFAs was revealed to be present in the lipids of mollusks H. acuta and Th. astrachanicus: 32.87–35.73 % of the total amount of FAs. The content of PUFAs in the organism of Chironomis depends on the degree of water salinity. The unsaturation coefficient of FAs (K1) is revealed to be the highest in Mollusk lipids (H. acuta — 1.361; Th. astrachanicus — 1.610) and some Polychaeta. These types of invertebrates are the main source of intake of essential PUFAs by the organism of the waders at migratory stops in the Azov-Black Sea region

HE DEPENDENCE OF IMMUNOGLOBULIN IGA AND IGE TEAR LEVELS FROM GLUTATHIONES-TRANSFERASE P1 GENE POLYMORPHISMS IN STEELWORKERS WITH OPHTHALMOPATHY

Abstract.  Associations  between  I105V  and  A114V gene  polymorphisms  of  glutathione-S-transferase P1  and  levels  of  IgE  and  secretory  IgA  in  tear  fluid were  studied  in  steelworkers  with  or  without  ocular diseases,  as  compared  with  healthy  office  employees. Genotyping was performed by means of allele-specific polymerase chain reaction, whereas ELISA technique was used for immune testing. We have found that IgE levels in tear fluid was increased in steelworkers with dystrophic eye diseases, pinguecula/pterygium, and healthy steelworkers, in comparison with control group. This increase correlates with pinguecula/pterygium size and with their industrial employment terms. Secretory IgА levels in tears were decreased in these groups of workers, as compared with controls. Concentrations of both  immunoglobulins  in  tear  samples  depended  on  I105V  and  А114V  glutathione-S-transferase  P1  gene polymorphisms. I105V polymorphism correlated with lower concentrations of tear IgЕ in steelworkers with ocular  dystrophic  diseases  and  healthy  metallurgists.  А114V  polymorphism  is  connected  with  decreased quantities of tear IgЕ in steelworkers with ocular dystrophic diseases, as well as with the lower amounts of secretory  IgА  in  healthy  workers  and  administrative  staff.  Hence,  polymorphic  loci  I105V  and  А114V  of glutathione-S-transferase P1 gene may exert a modulatory effect upon biosynthesis of both Ig types. (Med. Immunol., 2011, vol. 13, N 6, pp 609-616

SERUM SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN A AND Gln223Arg POLYMORPHISM OF THE LEPR GENE IN ALCOHOLIC AND NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASES

Level of serum secretory immunoglobulin A was investigated in alcoholic liver disease (ALD, 59 men and 23 women) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD, 17 men and 93 women).The data were compared with those of persons without liver pathology (control group, 43 men and 73 women). Moreover, we studied possible associations between ssIgA level and Gln223Arg polymorphism of the LEPR gene. Immunological and DNA diagnostics was performed by means of, respectively, ELISA and allele-specific polymerase chain reaction. We have found that the average level of ssIgA was three times higher in ALD group (11.45±0.82 mg/l), than in the NAFLD group (4.35±0.35 mg/l) or in controls (3,60±0,29 mg/l). SsIgА concentration did not depend on adiposity and gender. The ssIgА concentration proved to be increased in Gln223Arg heterozygotes with NAFLD, when compared with controls. However, the frequency of 223Arg and 223Gln alleles was virtually equal in all observed groups with above-normal concentration of ssIgА, as compared to a sub-group with normal ssIgА concentration. Hence, we have not revealed any significant association between Gln223Arg polymorphism of LEPR and ssIgA level. The data obtained will be useful for studying genetic risk factors in development of infectious mucosаl lesions

CONTENTS OF SERUM MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN-IGG ANTIBODIES COMPLEXES IN NORMAL PREGNANCY AND GESTOSIS

Serum levels of myelin basic protein (MBP)-bound immune complexes were studied in blood sera from women with gestosis, as compared with those in normal pregnancy and non-pregnant woman. The amounts of IgG-MBP complex in blood serum were determined by enzyme immunoassay using isolated anti-МBP-antibodies. The study has shown that about 0.05 mcg of IgG ml of blood serum are associated with myelin basic protein in unpregnant women or in normal pregnancy. Mild gestosis is accompanied by a 2-3-fold increase in MBP immunocomplex concentrations in blood serum. More severe stages of gestosis are characterized by its further rise, thus achieving maximal values of such MBP immune complexes (0.8 mcg/ml) in patients with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Their amounts were reduced twice after the periods of eclampsia. Serum levels of MBP-bound IgGs may be used to determine severity of gestosis and to predict a risk of eclampsia in pregnant women

Proceedings- Lactoferrin as a Marker of Systemic Inflammatory Response

Materials and methods. 51 patients, who were ill with generalized peritonitis, went through a prospective randomized research. They were randomized on groups depending on the objective score SAPS (1984): 29 survived people (53%) and 22 people with favorable end (47%). Intensive care and surgical tactics standardized patients. Lactoferrin (LF) as modulator of systemic inflammatory response (SIR) was assessed by immunoferment analysis. Statistical processing was done McNemar test. Results and discussion. In initial condition dynamics of this laboratory marker defined a group with favorable end as patients with granulocytes activation [1]. On the first 24 hours level of LF was marked twice above values of second group (95% confidence interval (CI) 1670-2024 ng/ml; p<0.05). Then content of LF was increased for certain in highest limit of rate (95% CI 1104-1310; p<0.001). LF level in group with nonfavourable end was remained in lowered figures. It was differ with such in group of comparison for certain (95% CI 811-921 ng/ml; p<0.05). This situation can be explained as repression of nonspecific resistance on repeated effects of endotoxins. Positive connection of LF indices with facts of SIR (r=0.457; p<0.05) can serve as proof of granulocyte?s activation in group with favorable end [2]. Powerpoint presentation available in PDF format onl